CBSE Class 6 Social Science Sample Paper Set H

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1 What do you understand by the term domestication?

Ans: Domestication is the process in which people grow plants and look after animals.

2 Who were hunter gatherers?

Ans: People who lived in the sub-continent as early as two million years ago are termed as hunter gatherers.

3 A work shop for making beads has been found in which Harappan city?

Ans Lothal

4 Define the term ‘Discrimination’.

Ans: Discrimination happens when people act on their prejudice or stereotype

5 State the main reason behind Muslim girls not attending school?

Ans. Poverty

6 In which type of government, the kings or queens are not answerable to any one for their action or decision they take.

Ans. Monarchy.

7 Name the latitude which runs from east to West at 23½° North.

Ans. Tropic of Cancer

8 Define the term “Atmosphere”.

Ans: The gaseous layers that surround the earth, is the Atmosphere, where oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and other gases are found.

9 What is the latitudinal value of Arctic Circle?

Ans: The Arctic Circle lies at 66 ½°North of the equator. 

10 Highlight the important features of the Temperate Zone of the earth.

Ans: The mid-day sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The angle of the sun’s rays goes on decreasing towards the poles. As such, the areas bounded by the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, have moderate temperatures. These are, therefore, called Temperate Zones

11 Enlist any three importance of Biosphere.

Ans i. Biosphere sustains all life forms.

ii. It provides food to them.

iii.It provides stage to all forms of life to act up

12 Explain Winter Solstice by giving three suitable points.

Ans: i. On 22nd December, the Tropic of Capricorn receives direct rays of the sun as the South Pole tilts towards it. ii. As the sun’s ray’s fall vertically at the Tropic of Capricorn, a larger portion of the Southern Hemisphere gets light. iii. Therefore, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere with longer days and shorter nights. This position of the earth is called the Winter Solstice.

13 Discuss the distinctive features of the Great Bath in Mohenjo-Daro.

Ans: In Mohenjodaro, a very special tank, which archaeologists call the Great Bath, was built in the citadel area. This was lined with bricks, coated with plaster, and made water-tight with a layer of natural tar. There were steps leading down to it from two sides, while there were rooms on all sides. Water was probably brought in from a well, and drained out after use. Perhaps important people took a dip in this tank on special occasions.

14 Highlight the difference between the tools of Neolithic and Palaeolithic age.

Ans: In Neolithic age (new stone age-8000 to 4000BC), man progressed further and his tools were better than the tools used in Paleolithic age (old stone age- 50000 to 10000 BC).

i. Neolithic tools were polished to give a fine cutting edge. ii. Mortars and pestles used for grinding grain and other plant produce. iii. Axes, sickles, spears, bows and arrows were used in Neolithic age.

15 “Agriculture changed the life of early humans”. Critically analyze the statement.

Ans. Early humans lives got settled because of agriculture.

ii.They stayed in one place and grew crops.

iii.They made mud houses near the fields.

iv.Early man began making pots to store food.

16 Explain the techniques which were used by early humans to make stone tools.

Ans: Stone on stone: In this technique, the pebble from which the tool was to be made (called as core) was held in one hand. Another stone used as hammer was held in the other hand.

The second stone was used to strike off flakes from the first, till the required shape was obtained. Pressure Flaking: Here the core was placed on a firm surface. The hammer stone was used on a piece of bone or stone that was placed on the core to remove flakes in order to obtain required flakes

17 “India is the best example of Democracy”. Support this statement

Ans.i. Universal adult franchise.

ii. power to criticize the government.

iii. Participation in the decision making process.

18 Justify India as a land of colours.

Ans: India is having rich cultural heritage due to its historical and geographical features. We have different religions, variety of food, we speak different languages etc. and all this adds new things and colours to our lives. This makes our country “Land of Colours”. It means having or belonging to different religions, culture, having variety of food habits, celebrating different festivals, speaking different languages, beliefs etc.

19 Discuss the role played by B.R Ambedkar against inequality and discrimination prevalent in India towards Dalits.

Ans B.R Ambedkar can be called the best known leader of the Dalits

i. He encouraged Dalits to send their children to school and college.

ii.He urged Dalits to take on different kinds of government jobs in order to move out of the caste system.

iii.He led many efforts of Dalits to gain entry into temples.

iv.He later converted to Buddhism in his search for a religion that treated all members equally.

v.He urged Dalits to fight the caste system and work towards a society based on respect not just for a few but for all persons.

20 Mention the social practices that create prejudice in our society

Ans: Prejudice means to judge other people negatively or see them as inferior. We can be prejudiced about many things like:

i. People’s religious beliefs

ii. Skin colour

iii. Different regions that people belong to

iv. The accent they speak in 5. Clothes they wear

21 Recall and write Pandits Nehru’s explanation of Unity in diversity in his book Discovery of India.

Ans: Jawahar Lal Nehru says that Indian unity is not imposed from outside.

ii.It was something deeper and within its fold.

iii. People practiced the widest tolerance of beliefs and customs.

iv. They acknowledge and encouraged variety.

v. Unity in diversity exists in India.

22 Discuss the various functions performed by the Government.

Ans: - i. The decisions where to build roads and schools. ii. Controls the price of food items when they get too expensive iii. It ensures ways to increase the supply of electricity or water.

iv.The government also takes action on many social issues, for example it has several programmes to help the poor. v. It runs postal and railway services. vi. It protects the boundaries of the country and maintaining peaceful relations with other countries. vii.

It is responsible for ensuring that all its citizens have enough to eat and have good health facilities. viii. When there are natural disasters like the tsunami or an earthquake

it is the government that mainly organizes aid and assistance for the affected people.

23 Write a short note on Kerala on the following parameters- Location, Agriculture, Eating Habits, Religion and link with China.

Ans: Location- Kerala is a state in the southwest corner of India. It is surrounded by the sea on one side and hills on the other.

Agriculture- A number of spices like pepper, cloves and cardamoms are grown on the hills.

Eating Habits- The fertile land and climate are suited to growing rice and a majority of people here eat rice, fish and vegetables.

Religions- Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Link with China- The fishing nets used here look exactly like the Chinese fishing nets and are called cheena-vala. Even the utensil used for frying is called the cheenachatti, and it is believed that the word cheen could have come from China.

24 Discuss the important characteristics of the Antarctica.

Ans: i. Antarctica, completely in the Southern Hemisphere, is a huge continent. It is larger than the combined area of Europe and Australia. ii. The South Pole lies almost at the centre of this continent. iii.It is permanently covered with thick ice sheets. iv.

There are no permanent human settlements. v. Many countries have research stations in Antarctica. India also has research stations there. These are named as Maitri and Dakshin Gangotri.

25 Define the term “Revolution”. Give three effects of Revolution.

Ans i. Movement of earth around the sun on a fixed path called orbit is called Revolution.

Earth takes 365 ¼ days to complete one revolution around the sun.

ii.It causes changes of seasons.

iii.Difference in distribution of heat over the surface of the earth.

variation in the length of days and nights.

26 What is the zero-degree longitude called? Give four features of lines of longitudes.

Ans: Lines of longitudes are also called meridians. i. The lines of longitudes run from the North Pole to the South Pole ii. They are semi-circles and the distance between them decreases steadily pole wards until it becomes zero at the poles, where all the meridians meet. iii. All meridians are of equal length. iv. 0° meridians is called the Prime Meridian. v. The letter E for the east and W for the west follows the longitude of a place.

27 With reference to the Mesolithic Age answer the following questions.

a. Mention the time period.

b.what were microliths.

c. How were factory sites different from habitation cum factory sites?

Ans.10,000BC to 8,000 BC.

b.Stone tools found during Mesolithic are called microliths.

These were very tiny.

c.Places where natural stone was found and where people made tools are known as factory sites.

Habitation cum factory sites: Places where people were living and making stone tools.

28 Elaborate the different types of occupations practiced by the Harappan people.

Ans i) There were people who planned the construction of special buildings in the city.These were probably the rulers.

ii) It is likely that the rulers sent people to distant lands to get metal, precious stones, and other things that they wanted.

iii)They may have kept the most valuable objects, such as ornaments of gold and silver, or beautiful beads, for themselves.

iv)And there were scribes, people who knew how to write, who helped prepare the seals, and perhaps wrote on other materials that have not survived.

v) Besides, there were men and women, crafts persons, making all kinds of things — either in their own homes, or in special workshops.

29 a. Where is Palaeolithic site of Bhimbetka situated?

b. Describe the paintings discovered at this site.

Ans Palaeolithic site of Bhimbetka is situated in Madhya Pradesh.

The features of the paintings discovered at this site are as follows

i. The paintings depict scene from everyday life.

ii.A large number of animals have been painted most of them in great detail.

iii. These paintings showed wild animals drawn with great accuracy and skill.

iv. The paints were perhaps made by grinding various rocks and minerals till they became power.

v.The colours used in the paintings are red, green, white and ochre.

30 On the Political map of India locate the capital of the following states.

a. Uttarakhand b. Bihar c. Karnataka

31 On the same Political map of India locate the following important cities of Harappan Civilization.

a. Lothal b. Mohenjo-Daro

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